eTwinning is not about creating extra work, but providing a framework for exciting curriculum work with partners in another country. There are many benefits to linking up with another school. These can include, for pupils:

			Increased motivation, as they have an audience for their work in a school in another country
			Enhanced key skills, including ICT use, communication and foreign language skills
			Greater cultural awareness through direct contact with peers in other countries.

School staff can benefit from:

			Direct contact with education professionals in another European country
			An awareness of teaching and/or management approaches used in another country
			Sharing and celebration of your own professional expertise and experience.

eTwinning makes finding a partner school in Europe easy. On registering your school and the type of project or partner you are looking for, you get a list of potential matches sent directly to your eTwinning desktop.  You can of course refine the search if you wish.

Once you have registered a partnership with another school, you get access to a private TwinSpace, which enables you to work together on your project. This opens up a range of tools to you, including:

			shared calendar
			online chat
			bulletin board
			discussion forum
			sharing and uploading resources (up to 5 Mb per file)
			developing joint web pages with your partner.

If you want to register, you can do so on the eTwinning website.